BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY (1979) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY (1979) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING! Polls, early access and full reactions on Patreon / reelreviewswithjen Watch me watch this 1979 sci-fi movie Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, in this first time watching reaction video! Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, tells the story of a 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where Earth is threatened by alien invaders
The film was based off characters by Philip Francis Nowlan and directed by Daniel Haller. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century stars Gil Gerard as Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers, Erin Gray as Colonel Wilma Deering, Henry Silva as Kane, Pamela Hensley as Princess Ardala, Joseph Wiseman
as King Draco, Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer, Duke Butler as Tigerman and Felix Silla
as Twiki (body).
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Buck Rogers was a pioneer of pulp sci fi space opera in multiple media. He first appeared in Amazing Stories in1929 and in the '30s was a comic strip, radio show and film serial. He inspired many imitators, including Flash Gordon. He was one of the influences on Star Wars.
Truth.
Yup.
Originally this film was envisioned as a television pilot, Universal Pictures opted to release the movie theatrically several months before the subsequent television series aired.
Also, in the tv series that followed this, the original Buck Rogers, Buster Crabbe, was an older pilot in one episode. For triple meta, he played commander Gordon. Meta because he also portrayed Fkash Gordon in the 40s as well as Buck Rogers at the same time
Buck: "Nice flying, commander."
Gordon: "I've been doing this sort of thing since before you were born."
Buck (the 500 year old man): "Hah. You think so?"
Gordon (played by the star of the original 1936 serial films): "Young man, I *know* so."
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A moment to lift the heart of every true fancier of science fiction. 😎 😊
Old school fan service
Wilma was the first woman I ever fell in love with. I was all of five years old.
She’s pretty awesome! Thanks for watching!
Yes I hear you. I had a boyhood crush on her too.
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Hey Jen I'm Phillip and I was just checking out your Buck Rogers movie review to answer your question since I have the complete series the movie that you just saw and watched was the cinema motion picture which launched the series when the series debut on NBC in 1979 which
was a 2 hour movie the network had replaced the James Bond opening sequence with the space intro and they had removed the cursing and where Buck had locked Tiger man in the nuts and in the movie Tigerman dies but in the weekly series survived but the first episode of the series was called the Awakening but I would prefer the movie hands down and just to let you know when they ran reruns of the Buck Rogers in syndication they would show the episodes in a two parter which is I rather prefer the the complete series uncut and without cut scenes I hope that helps.
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Oh I forgot to mention that in the first episode of the Awakening NBC had added more scenes that wasnt in the movie like Emepra Drago who was the Princes Adalas father but in the show he was taking out but towards the end if that particular episode Buck returns back with Wilma and they persuade Buck to join the team whereas he refuses but eventually he comes around and just to shed some light on Priness Adela she really wasn't the bad whereas she had to obey her father Draco and the reason why she hadn't destroyed New Chicago because of her affection for a Buck but if would have been interesting to see her and Wilma would go at.
@@jimclayson Who wouldn’t fall in love with a young Dr Quinn Medicine Woman?
Erin Gray(Wilma Deering) and Pamela Hensley(Princess Ardala) were two of the ultimate space babes of the 1970s and 80s, Jen. Gray went on to star in the 80s sitcom Silver Spoons and Hensley went on to star in the 80s detective show Matt Houston.
Twiki's voice is performed by Mel Blanc. He's the voice of nearly every Warner Bros cartoon character-- Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc. He was known as the man of 1000 Voices. A legend.
That’s so awesome! Quiet the resume! Thanks for watching!
I remember this when I was a kid, it's an old serial that got thrown on the screen because of the popularity of star wars. Erin Gray was a major crush of many boys.
Your reaction picks are super interesting and unique. Awesome job!
The Buck Rogers movie came out in the summer of 1979, before the TV series, Jen. A slightly edited version of the movie aired as a two hour TV movie in September of 1979 as a pilot for the series, which began that fall on NBC Thursday nights.
I mightve recommended it b4, but youd love " The Adventues of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension" (1984). Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum, Clancy Brown, and more. It's like the Big Lebowski of 80s cult movies. Hilarious, super influential. Endlessly quotable.
Oh yes.
always wanted to know why the melon
@@Greenwood4727 I'll tell ya later.
I've certainly recommended it before, love that movie and all the character actors. I watch it about once a year. "The deuce you say."
“I've been ionized, but I'm okay now.” ~ Buckaroo Bonzai - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
I used to love this show when I was a kid.
I haven’t seen the show but I really enjoyed the movie! Thanks for watching!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen The movie was basically the pilot for the TV show. They showed the movie in theaters and then they re-showed the movie as a first episode of the television show. Fun fact. Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon were both black and white TV shows in the 1930s too.
@@geraldvance7925 they werent tv shows then. They were serials, which are 15-20 minute shorts with cliffhagers shown at the movies each week so people would come back to see what happened. Sometimes the serials were better or more popular then the movie they proceeded.
@@michaelmcfarland1716 I said TV shows because now you can view it on television now. I've seen Buck Rogers and flash Gordon on regular television. But yes you're right originally they were not TV shows.
@Karl Zaraiva The first season is really good. Sometimes I'll rewatch episodes from it. But the second season had different show runners and they made lot of weird changes to the show. In my opinion this show starts to go downhill during the second season. But the movie and the first season are good.
The robot does speak ... Frequently.
He speaks with the deep voice, and was voiced by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, etc.)
Haha really that’s awesome! I had no idea!
In the second season, they replaced Mel Blanc with an odd voice, the backlash from fans prompted the return of Blanc. They made other mistakes in the second season to 'improve' the show.
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From what I've seen, Glen Larson left, so they brought in a new showrunner that wanted to leave their mark.
Plus, the network wanted to dramatically cut costs.
They succeeded in both of these, losing almost all the original cast (including Mel Blanc), cutting back on the space battles etc.
They would have even sacked Erin Gray, except that Gil Gerard threatened to walk if they did.
But they severely downgraded her character.
As a result, people stopped watching and the show was cancelled.
Unfortunately, TV executives have a long history of taking something good and screwing it up.
(Thankfully, they largely ignored Babylon 5, so it's pretty close to what the creator JMS, envisioned - just going on a tangent 😀)
Don't forget he was also the voice of Barney Rubble...!
Yeah, the Wilma/Buck/Ardala triangle was a constant theme during the first season of the television series. lol 😆
I can see why lol
Fun Fact: Kurt Russell was originally approached for the role of Buck Rogers but turned it down, as he wanted to pursue a film career and didn't want to do television. Actor Gil Gerard, who was in his 30s at the time, did so well in his audition that the show made Buck older to fit the actor.
Apparently, the Earth Starfighters used here were originally planned as the Vipers in the original Battlestar Galactica (Another movie/TV show by Glen A. Larson).
Buck Rogers was originally a story and comic strip back in the 1920's & 30's.
It then became an adventure serial in cinemas in the 1930's, Staring Buster Crabbe.
Buster Crabbe did appear in an episode of the 70's Buck Rogers, playing General Gordon (a nod to his other famous role, Flash Gordon).
The episode featuring Buster Crabbe includes an awesome conversation between Buck and Coronel Gordon (who is playing an elderly fighter pilot brought out of retirement) after the climactic battle Buck asks "Where did you learn to fly like that". To which Gordon replied "Son I was doing this sort of thing since before you were born"... Buck comes back with "Ya think so huh" (referring to the fact that his "in universe" character is over five hundred years old)... Gordon responds with "Son I know so"... (referring to the fact that the actor had played both parts long before Gil Gerard had been born).
Felix Silla (January 11, 1937 - April 16, 2021)
was inside the Twiki,he was also the original Cousin Itt from Addam’s Family.He was voiced by the legendary Mel Blanc.
Fun Fact: The voice of the opening narrator and the Draconian computer alert system is veteran actor William Conrad.
@@eatsmylifeYT Okay, trivial fact. 😛
@@eatsmylifeYT are you the comment police? Lighten up buddy
This is the pilot episode of the series, the series is based of a series of comic books turned into movie serials. The actor in the Twiki suit also played Cousin It on the Addams Family TV show. The late great Mel Blanc provided the voice of Twiki.
The title credits were changed for the show. Gil Gerard was really only know for this show. I watched the show when I was a kid. Erin Grey was on every episode of every tv show in the 70s and 80s and starred on a sitcom called Silver Spoon.
The film was the first 2 EPs spliced together...
I love that you react to these films. Everyone reacts to the same crop of movies and it's getting boring. I love how you surprise me with what you watch. Great job! After Flash and Buck you should do the original 3 hour Battlestar Galactica tv movie (1978).
Truth. Everybody copies each other, especially around the holidays. Find the obscure "cult" movies. You will end up with a few of us movie lovers who will help direct you to them. Flash Gordon is a must following Buck, but then there is Flesh Gordon. Made around thw same time that pokes fun at the porn industry. Haven't seen a reaction on that yet, doubt i will😊
@@michaelmcfarland1716 Flesh Gordon is so funny! A true cult classic! You might get flagged because it's porn, even thou it's more funny then porn.
@@michaelmcfarland1716 I would love to see a reaction to A Boy and His Dog(1975).
It was on TV in US it was actually released in theaters in Canada. Not sure why... Well money I guess.
@@19wulfy69 I'm Canadian, and I saw it in the theater.
Fun Fact: The launch tunnel effect in Buck Rogers is a modified version of the launch tubes in Battlestar Galactica.
Ohhh good to know! Battlestar is on the TV show watchlist!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Awesome! I can't wait!
"Silent Running" gets little reactor love.
Silent Running is a much overlooked film. It's a very thoughtful piece of hard science fiction, but the lack of ray guns, space battles, etc. told against it at the box office.
me three
O, man! I've heard so much about that one, and never been able to see it. I sure hope it comes into my sphere soon, I love Bruce Dern.
Robots, explosions, trees in space, Bruce Dern, music by Peter Schickele... what's not to love?
For some reason, its irrational but i hate silent runnings, it has all the things i enjoy but i detest it..
Every time I hear Buck Rogers I can't help but think of Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers in the 24th and 1/2 century.
Fun Fact: The Earth Starfighter in Buck Rogers was originally the initial design for the Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica.
Came back to mention this.
If you have three hours to spare, you should watch the TV movie/pilot for the original Battlestar Galactica series. (1978.) Also created by Glen Larson. And some great 70s sci fi cheese.
I didn’t realize there was a movie! I’ve heard of the show but I haven’t seen it, I’ll add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen If you watch Battlestar Galactica 1978, definitely check out Galactica 1980 which is super cheese (and truly terrible).
@@RonMarterrible yes was Galactica 1980. When the network wanted scifi on the cheap after a huge letter writing campaign to bring Battlestar Galactica back after the cancellation
Prior to this "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" started as a comic strip character in the mid 1920s and hit the theatres as a 12 part serial in 1939. There was also a 1950s tv series.
As mentioned the movie served as a pilot for the tv series in 1981 which lasted two seasons. The first season mostly centred on Buck and Colonel Deering protecting Earth from marauding enemies, however the second had the cast on a spaceship The Searcher (much in the vein of Star Trek's USS Enterprise) seeking out lost tribes of humanity scattered throughout the galaxy after Earth's nuclear war.
I was 11 in 1981 when I tuned in once a week religiously. I haven't watched the series since I was a boy but I still remember some of the episodes such as the Space Vampire, the Intergalactic Terrorists headed by actor Frank Gorshin (who played The Riddler in the 1966 Batman tv series) and one with guest actor Gary Coleman (from the 1980s tv series Different Strokes) playing a 493 year old scientist.
Needless to say I loved this show as a child and have some fond memories of it... Not too sure I want to revisit it as an adult in case it didn't age well.
Logan's Run (1976) will show you a futuristic earth of the 23rd century.
Thank you for reacting off the well beaten path!
Thank you for watching! Yeah I’ve heard of Logan’s Run before but I haven’t seen it, I’ll add it to the watchlist!
Jen! I am old enough that I was already in college when this came out. And was dating the woman that I married, who remains somehow able to put up with me.
That's awesome!
Can't remember if it was the movie or the pilot episode of Buck Rogers but in one scene she took Buck Rogers out for dinner with a live band and he remarked "They sound like the Beatles." and she immediately said "The who?". His instant reply was "No, not The Who, the Beatles.", leaving her even more confused. Funny enough to me that I still remember it all these years later. :D
Great fun! Another ace reaction Jen!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!
You asked how the shots were done of the futuristic cityscape of New Chicago. Back then they would typically create matte paintings. You paint photo realistic images on glass, using animation paint, while employing perspective...giving the buildings a 3 dimensionality.
As per the raised railway and the railway car that traversed the railway, you could simply create a faux railing at top and bottom of the car - positioned vertically. Overhead, you drop the car between the railings and let it fall the length of the railing - using gravity to drive it. Simultaneously, you have a camera turned on its side...and set to slow-motion...perhaps filming at 60 frames per second. Behind this set up, in the background - they could have used a blue screen matte canvas...or they could have simply shot both the matte painting and the rail car/railing at vertical positions simultaneously...with the camera also leaning on its side. This would be the easiest technique.
Play the film back at 24 frames per second...and you have slow-motion. With the railing in the background, it would appear that the railing car is moving at a normal speed. Why? Everything at a distance appears to be moving in slow-motion. The composite shot would appear to have been shot horizontally. Place your actors in front of a blue screen or green screen on location - say on a mall walkway, film the live-action elements of the scene - and in-post matte out the blue or green screen and matte in/composite the matte painting and the moving rail car...as your background plate...and you are done.
The movie was successful enough that it led to the series. I grew up with this show in reruns on Saturday afternoons. Wilma was probably my earliest crush.
She’s pretty great! Ah okay good to know, yeah it makes sense the show would follow the movie with the way the movie ended. Thanks for watching!
"Where's Buffy?? I'm sure she could help."
A phrase I have uttered many times. Many, many times.
Right?! The world needs more Buffy’s, thanks for watching!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen I could absolutely deal with a set of well-done fan-edits where heroes get themselves in deep, and Buffy shows up to bail them out.
Fun Fact: Actor Buster Crabbe played both Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the old 1940s movie serials and made a cameo appearance in the 1980 TV show as a veteran fighter pilot named “Gordon."
I was around 4-5 when my dad took me to see Buck Rogers in theaters. Between this, Star Wars, and Battlestar Galactica, it was an amazing time for a sci-fi nerd kid. And I had the biggest crush on Erin Grey (Wilma) and Pamela Hensley (Princess Ardala)..
The Buck Rogers TV show was created by producer Glen A. Larson, who also created shows like The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries, Battlestar Galactica, and Knight Rider. Many of the sets, models, and special effects for Buck Rogers were recycled from the Battlestar Galactica series which had been cancelled by ABC in the Spring of 1979. Many of the same crew that worked on Battlestar Galactica also worked on Buck Rogers. The Earth Starfighter in Buck Rogers was actually the original design for the Colonial Viper in Battlestar Galactica.
Battlestar Galactica was my favorite back then. I remember going to Universal Studios so I could meet the Cylons. I also remember lifting the A Team van.
This acted as the pilot to the show.
This show and Battlestar Galactica were huge in the late 70's/early 80's in the U K when i was a kid. I can proudly say that I randomly met Erin Gray (Colonel Wilma Deering) and had a few drinks with her about 15 years ago in a London hotel bar - She was still stunning in person, but so down to earth and funny - she told me some great stories about working on the show - real eye opening stuff about what went on off camera.
My Dad and I watched this show together back in 79. he had fond memories of the comic strips and 1950s series and I was majorly into Star trek and Star Wars. Was a lot of fun at the time.
Nice that’s awesome! I love Star Wars but I haven’t seen Star Trek 😬
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Might I suggest Sense8 as a series I think you would enjoy. Its one of my favourites....a really beautiful show.
The tongue-in-cheek disco vibe kept this from being all it could have been, but at the same time it was a legitimate attempt to make the sci-fi elements more palatable to non-sci-fi audiences. A show like Buck Rogers cost a lot per episode in the age of practical effects, so it needed to broaden its appeal beyond its base.
This is actually the first 2 TV episodes. Made for TV but had a release in theaters for a bit before being shown on tv.
Oh okay good to know! I knew there was a show but didn’t know how it correlates to the movie, thanks for watching!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Definitely Jen, I think you are the first to cover this along with some great cheesy oldies, thanks for posting
The movie was actually the pilot for the TV series. The studio decided to release it theatrically. Great 80s cheese, glad you got to this one, was hoping you would after Flash Gordon.
13 year old me couldn't decide if I loved Princess Ardala or Wilma Deering more LOL
It’s an impossible choice!
Ginger or Maryann, Veronica or Betty...choices, choices!
The character of Buck Rogers dates back to 1929 and was in pulp magazines, comics strips, radio series and a 1939 movie.
This movie was a TV movie that they decided to release theatrically before becoming the pilot for the subsequent 2 season/37 episode TV series. The TV show opening credits were much shorter, less sexual and lacked vocals.
This was made in the wake of the original Battlestar Galactica series. The film was basically the series pilot given a theatrical release. I was a little kid when it came out and after Star Wars, all us kids were sci-fi crazy - and were utterly in love with Erin Grey. Buck Rogers was originally a Sunday newspaper comic character, quickly followed by the much more iconic and more influential Flash Gordon.
This show actually has pretty good effects for the time and some intriguing concepts. I was very young when it aired on TV but I had some of the action figures.
I never realized how sophisticated the world-building was until watching your reaction.
The people in the cities are probably mutant scavengers afflicted with radiation deformities from World War III.
This isn't junk. Somebody put thought into this. If it were updated for today, it might actually kick ass.
Those mutant scavengers are now better known by the word 'liberals'.
Believe it or not, this film and the TV series that followed it were intended to be relatively serious. In fact, Gil Gerard got into arguments with the producers over it's tone. The producers wanted to keep it light, while Gerard wanted to play up the more tragic aspects of Buck's situation.
The ultimate result, particularly on the series, was a bit disjointed. While that alone wasn't the reason the series lasted only two seasons, it contributed to it.
On a side note, Erin Gray was cast in the recurring role of "Commodore Gray" in the amazing fan series, _Star Trek Continues_ . Being a continuation of _Star Trek: The Original Series_ , women (including Gray) wore the signature minidress costume.
You wouldn't imagine that a woman her age could pull off a low-cut minidress, but Erin Gray managed to do it.
My mom took me to see this movie when it came out, I was 7 years old when I saw it. This show was part of the Universal studios tour back in the day. He was sent on his mission in the year 1997. I got to meet the colonel named Wilma Deering during a scifi convention her name is Erin Gray. The guy playing the princesses general is Michael Ansara he was one of the original Klingons in the original series Star Trek known as Kang.
Twiki is voiced by Mel Blanc, which is why he sounds like a laid back Yosemite Sam.
The bulk of the backgrounds were done in a hyper advanced form of reverse projection call Introvision. They could act based on what was in front of them.
You can easily see how this and Flash Gordon influenced Futurama.
Okay...I loved your reaction and review. I was a kid when this came out, and basically, this was a "theatrical release" of the pilot movie of the series. There were about 15 to 20 minutes excised from the pilot for the theatrical version. Glen A. Larson, who was the show creator and showrunner was a major player in sci-fi TV in the 70s and 80s. Among the shows he created were the original 'Battlestar Galactica' (1978-79), 'The Six-Million-Dollar Man', and some other shows as well. He also was a creative consultant on the Ronald D. Moore re-boot of 'Battlestar Galactica' in the 2000s. Universal also did this "theatrical release' thing with 'Battlestar Galactica'...there is a 'theatrical release' cut that shrunk a two-night miniseries movie (about 3 and a half hours long) into an almost 2-hour movie.
Buck Rogers was originally in a novella serialized in the 1930s called 'Armageddon 2419 A.D.' by Philip Francis Nowlan. Buck Rogers soon became a mainstay of sci-fi comics, pulp stories, radio, movie serials (starring Larry "Buster" Crabbe as Buck), even a 1950s tv series...you name it. Buck Rogers also became synonymous with space travel...to the point where there is some dialogue in Tom Wolfe's novel (and the film adaptation) of the 'The Right Stuff' (about the Mercury Space Program at NASA in the 1960s), "You know what makes these birds go up? Funding makes these birds go up! No bucks, no Buck Rogers...and those reporters...they think we're Buck Rogers!"
The first season of 'Buck Rogers' is a LOT of fun, and I will watch it every once in a while. The second season was just...BAD!!! A lot of missed opportunities, bad casting, worse writing, and stupid ideas trying to create a more 'Star Wars' type of show, by people who didn't know or understand sci-fi or 'Buck Rogers' at all. The only thing I liked about the second season was a character called Hawk, who was half-human, half-bird (kinda)...he was cool. But they screwed over Erin Gray (Wilma Deering). They had this competent, kick-ass, sci-fi heroine who didn't need rescuing....and made her a walking damsel in distress trope.
The opening song "Suspension" was indeed the theme for the show, but instrumental with a more heroic tempo...and it didn't have all of the ladies like this did. BTW, one of those ladies in the opening credits was Kelly Harmon...sister to 'NCIS' star Mark Harmon. She later gained fame as the commercial spokeswoman for Tic Tacs mints during the 1980s. She was also briefly married to John DeLorean (the creator of the car that became a time machine in 'Back To The Future').
When I saw this in my suggestions...I had to click it. I am so glad I did! Thanks!!!
Hey Jen! I had a lot of fun watching this. You're funny! I really like your style. I saw this film when it came out in the cinema when I was 7 years old. This was the first time that I've seen it since. I watched the first season of the TV series and then later would watch the re-runs when there was nothing better else on. Erin Grey went on to act in the TV series Silver Spoons between 1982-85, She also played in ads for a NYC department store whose name I can't recall. It might have been Gimbel's, A&S or Bloomingdale's. Funny I've been thinking of here in recent months. I forgot that she was in Buck Rogers. Thanks for posting and keep it up, Nice one!
The opening credits sequence with the space babes was obviously inspired by the 1960's James Bond movie title sequences that sometimes involved scantily clad women or silhouettes of sexy (probably nude) women dancing or posing as the titles played over them. That's what I've always seen that as. BTW, The composer for this film was Stu Phillips who also composed a great score for the Original "Battlestar Galactica" movie and series in 1978. "Buck Rogers" budget was apparently somewhere around $3,500,000 and it grossed over $21 million worldwide. Not too shabby! To answer your other question: This movie and TV show is the only thing I remember Gil Gerard from, but Erin Grey, Tim O'Connor, Pamela Hensley and Michael Ansara were working actors who appeared in various other shows/movies of the period. Plus the Buck Rogers TV series that followed this film featured a ton of recognizable character actors from the era as special guest stars. Including: Julie Newmar (The original Catwoman from the 1966 Batman series) Richard Moll (Night Court), Gary Coleman (Different Strokes), Frank Gorshin (The original Riddler from Batman '66), Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian), Jack Palance (City Slickers), Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes 1968), Cesar Romero (original Joker from Batman '66), Peter Graves (Mission Impossible and Airplane), Vera Miles (Psycho and Psycho II), Anne Lockhart (Battlestar Galactica), Sid Haig (The Devil's Rejects) Barbara Luna and Mark Lenard (Star Trek) and Jamie Lee Curtis in an early post "Halloween" role. And the original Buck from the 1930's movie serial version made a cameo as Brigadier Gordon in one episode where he gets the great line "I've been doing this sort of thing since before you were born Captain (Rogers)." To which Buck says "Oh, do you think so?" "Oh son...I KNOW so." Very meta stuff!
When i was a lid this came on Sunday evening which means you had to have your homework done because yes teachers gave homework over the weekend, plus have taken your bath before it came on. The memories.
This and Battlestar Galactica where sooo cool
Buck Rogers is based on an old comic strip character from the 1930s, predating Flash Gordon. Flash Gordon was actually created to compete with Buck Rogers.
Yes, a syndicated comic strip. Not a comic book series, though there might have been a short run of those too. I can't recall.
@@bobriemersma there was, during the sixties. Then brought back with the series in the 70s.
This was awesome at the time. Being 10 when this came out, I never missed an episode.
I went to a 25th Anniversary retrospective screening of this in 2004 and the actors playing Wilma, Dr. Huer and the voice of Doctor Theopolis were there for a Q and A afterwards. That was good fun, and they had the Doctor Theopolis prop there for it too.
Erin Gray was the first woman ever to hold a high ranking position in television series. She was very proud to be given the role so that younger girls would look up to her.
I smile about a hundred and eleventy twelve times watching your movie reactions! Especially when you chuck in an 'Oh Myyy! Much appreciation for all the uploads and effort that goes with!
Haha oh thank you so much! That means a lot! So glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for watching!
The Ohhh Myyyy's are great!!!
@@ReelReviewsWithJen Yes, absolutely. Let's get something straight, I'm strictly here for your "OH myyy's".
Okay... that and your awesome variety of films you choose.
The funny thing is the overhead lighting is cranked up to 11 on the TV series.
How did she miss that the little robot has a suggestive head shape?
Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon were the inspiration for Star Wars
That’s so cool!
Loved this show as a kid
Fun Fact: Ranger 3, Buck's space shuttle, was previously used in the Battlestar Galactica two part episode, Greetings From Earth.
The Battlestar Galactica shuttle was re-used in a few Buck Rogers scenes.
@@OneEyedJack1970 They recycled a lot of stuff between the two shows. lol I lost count of how many props and models were re-used.
Glen Larson is the producer of a variety of spaceborne sci-fi shows, including the original Battlestar Galactica and Space: Above And Beyond. He also brought us Black Sheep Squadron, a WWII-based series. (Dogfighting in space, dogfighting on Earth. Same basic concept.)
This film was the extended duration pilot episode of the series of the same name. It was later released to theaters and the then-VHS-based home video market to maximise both exposure, and profit margins.
I caught reruns of this when I was a kid. The movie came out in theaters but was split into two episodes for the tv show. They were trying to cash in on the success of Star Wars by reviving the 30's Buck Rogers series. I think they were aiming for James Bond meets Star Wars. They travel between solar systems using stargates at the edges of solar systems, but I don't think it's ever explained if this is human tech or found alien tech. By controlling 3/4 of the universe I think it's meant to imply the Draconian Empire controls 3/4 of humanity outside our solar system, making Earth and the Draconian Empire the two major superpowers. The show could've lasted longer than it did but apparently Gil Gerard starting making tons of demands that made the show worse and eventually it got cancelled. The fighters were the leftover original designs from Battlestar Galactica and I think they reused lots of building minis from Logan's Run.
What a fun reaction. I think most of what I might say has already been commented on. The success of Star Wars lead to a ton of sci-fi movies and TV, this Buck Rogers project was a rather rushed, comparatively inexpensive replacement to the original Battlestar Galactica TV show, which was cancelled because of it's high budget. As with Battlestar Galactica, they released this theatrical version of the show's opening story to raise awareness of the show and make some money back on the show's initial costs. Compared to some of the sci-fi movies of this time, both Galactica and Buck Rogers were rather good, cos there was some real dross out there. My earliest exposure to Buck Rogers goes back to the black and white 1930s Buck Rogers movie serials starring Buster Crabbe, who had a wonderful cameo in one of the episodes in the TV show. The TV show had some nice ideas to begin with but deteriorated quickly, and they reduced budgets further with season 2, leading to it becoming a total mess and getting cancelled.
Glen A Larson and Leslie Stevens were both involved in so many classic T.V. series. Never seen the film before, although the T.V. series was pretty good. "I never forget a knuckle"! What the....? OMG Jen.... Get down and boogie!! You totally cracked me up.
Leslie Stevens also did the insane cult classic satanic William shatner film Incubus shot completely in Esperanto which must be seen to be believed
@@DeltasArbiter Totally agree Rob. I've got the DVD of it. There is definitely an Outer Limits vibe going on in it.
In one episode of the series it was revealed that his full name was 'William Anthony Rogers' ... his nickname was 'Buck'
No one seems to know just how he acquired the name "Buck" and whether it references a bronco, a deer, or a dollar. Comments? 😕 🙂
Imagine that like most Astronauts Rogers started his career as a military pilot, and Buck was probably his call sign.
another worth watching is Colossus (the forbin project) and for glorious WTF Zardoz
I’ll add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestions!
Sean Connery in a red mankini thats all you need to know
Enthusiastic seconding for both entries! Colossus is very smartly-written, suspenseful and thought-provoking, and Zardoz is...well...it's certainly provocative. (It also has some way-out visuals, and concepts that can be quite fascinating!)
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Good old movie!
The trinity of late 70s-early 80s tv sci fi: Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, and V/V:The Final Battle.
The fancy "space babe" opening was for the theatrical release, and it was meant to be this way. They got the guy who created several opening credits sequences for James Bond movies to sex it up. Reportedly, those white letters were hot as hell, so those models had a hell of a time trying to writhe slowly and vamp it up on them. They were like lobsters in a warming tray.
Erin Gray was first and foremost an actress. I don’t know why she decided to sex it up in the intro. On the tv show she just acts.
@@taoist32 if you got it flaunt it
Fun Fact: The voice of TWIKI is none other than legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, who did the voices of numerous Looney Tunes characters for Warner Bros. such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe LePew, etc.
Colonel Wilma Deering and Princess Ardala, Fighting each Other for Captain Buck Rogers
Fun fact..There was a collectible show once and Erin Gray had one of the Draconian ships,it gotten warped from excessive heat on the mantle
Buck Rogers was created in the 30's and pre- dates Flash Gordon. It was filmed many times , even in the 30's.
I loved this show so much as a kid! Still love it today!
They took this movie, re-edited it, and it became the pilot for the TV series.
Because Buck was a man out of time and there was no record of him in the present, the Earth Gov offered him a position as kind of a secret agent, he could pretend to be other people and infiltrate anyone or any organization that either was seen as a threat to Earth or asked for Earth's help.
They also had further dealings with Princess Ardala and the Draconians so in those instances he was always just Buck because they already knew who he was and where/when he was from.
So the series became like a sci-fi James Bond spy show set in the future, at least for the first season.
The second season they retooled the show and it became a lot different. It became like a combination Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica show. I missed a lot of the style and characters from season 1, however there are still season 2 episodes I love.
The show had such great guest stars too!!!
Gary Coleman, Jack Palance, Frank Gorshin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Markie Post, Buster Crabbe, and others.
And the voice of Twiki was none other than Mel Blanc, the original voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and most of the other Looney Tunes as well as many other famous characters!
Such a great show!!!
Twiki! I haven't seen this show since before grade school but I will always remember it. This, Star Wars and Star Trek are what hooked me completely into Sci fi. Oh and Battlestar Galactica :) Can't forget that one.
The Cylons were my favorite.
Glenn Larson produced a ton of 70's/80's TV shows. Several of which were sci-fi properties.
Ah okay good to know!
Henry Sliva was replaced by Kang the Klingon from Star Trek for the TV series. Which was very witty and tongue in cheek.
If I ever wake up 500 years in the future, the very first thing I'll ask for is a glass of absinthe! The series was a staple of early evening TV when I was a kid, though I preferred Monkey, which was a combination of Buddhism, martial arts and disco music. No wonder we grew up weird.
OMG, I love that you got to this one, Jen! lol 😂
Haha it was such a fun movie!
I saw this at the theater when it came out. Haha
Nice that’s awesome! Thanks for watching!
I saw this at the movies. Erin Gray was the number one scifi babe. And for me still is.
you pick some obscure things to watch and i love that. i love this film.
The Film had the same cast as the series. It was great. 😂 Tweeky was the best character
Yeah, at least they didnt have the lyrics to the theme.
Untilk mel blanc stipped voicing him during the start of the second season.
Nice that’s awesome they had the same cast! Thanks for watching!
Loved this show
Great review, now on to "Battlestar Galatica" (1978)
No, Jen, Glen Larson didn't create the character. Like I mentioned previously, the character of Buck Rogers has been around longer than Flash Gordon, going all the way back to the 1930s. The original inspiration for Buck Rogers was a 1928 novel called Armageddon 2419 A.D.
The TV show was a childhood favorite. Erin Gray turned me into a man.
A fun film. I saw this when I was a teenager (I'm 52 now). The TV series that followed is fun too.
Recommendations..the 2 Doctor Who movies from the 1960s starring Peter Cushing as Doctor Who called Doctor Who and the Daleks, and Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 AD. They aren't considered canon to the Doctor Who tv show as the story and characters were altered too much, but they are still fun films.
This was a Universal Studios production so there was, I'm sure, a lot of money behind it. The futuristic black glass building made of cylinders is a real location here in Los Angeles. It's called the "Bonaventure" hotel and has been featured in other movies over the years. The left part of the screen when Buck and Wilma are talking on the walkway/balcony is the real Bonaventure location, and the right side of the screen is a matte painting of a futuristic city. They used a lot of matte paintings in this. The skyline of the destroyed Chicago is also a matte painting. Obviously the space fighter ship footage is a mixture of models and the closeups done with a cockpit set on a black space background. I saw the remains of what I'm sure were some of the fighter craft cockpits from this movie/show moldering away behind a prop storage warehouse a few years ago when it was closing down and selling off it's props.
Glen A Larson was Massive in the 70's and the 80's he wrote and produced some of the biggest shows of the time Magnum P.I., McCloud and Quincy M.E. but he was for me at least the master of TV Sci Fi during that time I mean Six Million Dollar Man, Knight Rider, Buck Rodgers and Battlestar Galactica (which I much prefer to the reboot even if it only ran 1 season). He also produced what I think are some under appreciated series like Fall Guy, Nightman, Manimal and Automan.
Buck Rodgers is a tale pf two seasons The first season was set on Earth, mostly. They dropped or heavily toned down the Earth is a devastated world hiding behind a shield theme mentioning several other cities and there was more humour. The second season they relocated to a Spaceship 'The Searcher' and it became more a cross between Star Trek and Battlestar Galctica and the humour was toned down along with some changes to characters. Due to the Actors strike it was delayed and only 11 episodes were made before it was cancelled.
I enjoyed the series at the time and I enjoy it still plus I appreciate time and effort that went into SFX which were produced without the aid of CGI plus I like like many young men at the time was in love with Erin Gray.
Feel like a four year old kid again watching this!
Such a fun movie! Thanks for watching!
The first season of the show was basically retreads of standard spy TV show episodes, except in space. The second season was basically retreads of "Star Trek" episodes, complete with a sexy, brooding guy named "Hawk".
I love the intro, it reminds me of earliest James Bond intros , before they introduced 3D contents. Do you remember Gottlieb's buck Rodgers pinballl ? They were plenty of them in my cities bars
So awesome!!!! I watched this every week when I was a kid... Erin Grey, meow. There is a great 2 part episode with a space vampire. Right up your alley.
PS: The building at screen left, is real...and is in downtown LA. They likely photographed it...and blended it with the matte painting. It looks like they duplicated a print of the building image...thus doubling its normal height...at bottom or top. The railing and extended walkway across its midsection are both fake. Said building, in its normal state, can be seen in the trailer for the new movie "Maxxxine".
I I remember reading a reprint of the original pulp story right, Buck was exploring a unmapped cavern in the southwest US for uranium and got trapped in a cave-in. Radioactive gasses rapidly built up and he went to sleep for centuries. When he woke up, America (what was left of it) was fighting a battle against Asian Commies. I like the astronaut angle better.
Thanks for that
For a TV pilot this is really good for the time frame.
The adventures of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension is another interesting classic
My favorite show as a kid! What a beautifully terrible blast from the past.
Thanks for watching!
It's Summer, and the perfect Summer bit of goofiness is the 1988 Sci-Fi musical romcom _Earth Girls are Easy._ Three aliens have a mishap with their ship and are forced to land in Southern California. Hijinks ensue. It stars Geena Davis, Julie Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans.